That's right, frogging. I finally got
the thousand some odd stitches cast on for the bottom up shawl, and I
decided I didn't like the cast on edge. My dislike had been growing
with each stitch I cast on, until, just a few repeats before I was
done, I pulled it off and undid it. It took a while!
I've started again,--25 of 90 repeats
done-- and I am much, much happier with the edge.
Same thing happened with my hat
inspired by Lucy Neatby. I cast on late at night, and made a mistake
and worked both sides of the hat in stocking knit (a pretty standard
sort of double knitting.) The original design called for stocking
knit on the inside, and reverse stocking knit on the outside.. I was
willing to let that mistake go—after all the hat still looked
pretty. But as I worked on it—it seemed so small. I was
perplexed.. Yes, I was working with a DK weight yarn—but I had cast
on extra stitches.. It should be big enough I kept thinking. Why was
the hat so small it looked baby sized?
One sunny morning—it hit me like a
brick. Yes, I had cast on extra stitches.. 120 in total.. Only..
with double knitting this worked out to 60 stitches per side—or
baby sized!
Two mistakes were 1 too many. So into
the frog heep it went.
My socks (From JANUARY!) are still not
even half done. They haven't been frogged, (and I actually worked 2
rounds last night at Knit night) but these too have been languishing.
Nothing knitting seems to catch my fancy.
I haven't done much sewing either...
But I am thoroughly enjoying my red vest. I have worn it almost every
day this past week. Even on day's when it was really too warm to be
wearing an extra layer of clothing. Its been worn with jean's
skirts, and with khaki, and with my chocolate brown one. One day it
was worn with the dotty skirt. I just love it. It fits well, and
looks good, and red is a good cheer me up color.
And it's worked to a degree. If not
knitting, I am, at least thinking clearer, and not just plodding
along.
Maybe by tomorrow I will have the shawl
cast on (again), and the hat cast on again –and will have something
to blog about!
